The single most important thing in a childs performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing. – Michael Gove
The big shift in approach on education that we are taking – which is different from what happened before – is that we trust teachers and we trust heads. – Michael Gove
The current leadership of the Labor party react to the idea that working-class students might study the subjects they studied with the same horror that the Earl of Grantham showed when a chauffeur wanted to marry his daughter. – Michael Gove
The accumulation of cultural capital – the acquisition of knowledge – is the key to social mobility. – Michael Gove
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we dont know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an oxs or bears, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there. – Meister Eckhart